Childhood is both universal and deeply personal, shaping who we become while continually shifting as we revisit it over time.

My mom smiles as I come up to take a photo of her, embarrassed and worried that she doesn’t look good.

I want the viewers to notice the oddity of the fish skin being fur.

Through this project I communicate the impact of the recent ICE raids in the US on immigrants by creating a portrait out of zip ties.

This work is about how kids find a way to make their dreams a reality in the best way they know.

In "Hello, World," I leave the version of myself who holds the paintbrush unfinished.

Having found inspiration in the effects of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster on Japan’s fishing economy, I created my work with hopes to highlight how some of its impacts relate to the bigger prevalence of deteriorating food quality and pollution in the present day.

At this moment in our country, undocumented immigrants are being targeted, threatened and stripped of their humanity.

This self-portrait is supposed to represent my fear of change (metathesiophobia).

For this drawing, I was showing myself exploring the fields of Vietnam and my heritage.

This piece portrays a bold South Asian woman emerging from ancient cave paintings, symbolizing the endurance and evolution of my 5,000 year old culture.

"Eyes of Hope" is a charcoal drawing of a young boy whose large eyes mirror the environment he is growing up in.

"serene farewell" depicts the bittersweet resolve of a silent goodbye that ends as a deeper parting.

This was my first completed Digital artwork.

I named this piece True Nature due to the background to myself.

Submerge is about the feeling of being held under the weight of your own thoughts.

I explored symbols of death, and remembering and honoring those who have died through this piece.

This piece shows five places from my life that have had a large impact on the development of my personal identity.

This piece reckons with the realities of escapism, and the mutual and internal hurt of conflicting identities.

This artwork reflects my desire to bring my creativity to the world.